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单词 va-va-voom
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Definition of va-va-voom in English:

va-va-voom

nounvɑːvɑːˈvuːmˌvä vä ˈvo͞om
mass nouninformal
  • The quality of being exciting, vigorous, or sexually attractive.

    she's lost none of her va-va-voom since giving birth to her daughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Presenter Catherine Zeta-Jones also looked smoking hot and defined va-va-voom in her form-fitting, red, beaded, Versace gown complemented by her feminine, flowing, raven hair.
    • Tim Sherwood today backed Tugay to put the va-va-voom back into Blackburn Rovers' season.
    • And for full-on red carpet va-va-voom, the big-budget Sin City, from the golden triumvirate of Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, should be hard to beat.
    • In common with many Scots, Fraser has little faith in the Executive's va-va-voom, and sees a failure of leadership in its approach to many of the big issues facing the country post - devolution.
    • Dolce & Gabbana are the people to go to for curve-hugging va-va-voom.
    • I know it's a predominantly French characteristic, but the Germans are showing a bit more va-va-voom in this half.
    • There was no doubting the style from the Minstermen, especially in the first half, but the substance was missing and after the brightest of openings there was no va-va-voom, no oomph, no spark.
    • Alexander McQueen leather boots with 80 mm heels will give any outfit va-va-voom, while Yves Saint Laurent boots are pricey, at £575, but worth every penny.
    • Even a simple game of Tetris has a bit more va-va-voom in full colour.
    • And it's also a way of injecting a bit of verve and va-va-voom into a long-time staid art scene.
adjectivevɑːvɑːˈvuːmˌvä vä ˈvo͞om
  • Sexually attractive.

    her va-va-voom figure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then, there were the va-va-voom designer fashions from Tootsies shown in a dazzling runway display.
    • She's wearing her own label, Lamb - va-va-voom sweater, jeans that look sewn on - with a bare face and wet hair.
    • Kirstie, 53, who rose to fame and fortune with her role as the feisty Rebecca Howe on the hit '80s sitcom Cheers, has gone from va-va-voom voluptuous to formidably fat.
    • She's this tiny little freckled Irish Catholic thing, with a va-va-voom bod and auburn hair in a short, cute pageboy bob, green eyes, a button nose, and a perfect little mouth.
    • Far from being depressed, I've relished my new body and been delighted to flirt with my new va-va-voom curves and cleavage (the more so as I know they won't last).
    • I mean how could people possibly think I'm so va-va-voom, hen, when I've got PMS pimples, a chubby tummy and an undying desire to wear gaudy vintage dresses?
    • But perhaps not every day can be a va-va-voom day.

Origin

1950s (originally US): representing the sound of a car engine being revved.

 
 

Definition of va-va-voom in US English:

va-va-voom

nounˌvä vä ˈvo͞om
informal
  • The quality of being exciting, vigorous, or sexually attractive.

    she's lost none of her va-va-voom since giving birth to her daughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dolce & Gabbana are the people to go to for curve-hugging va-va-voom.
    • I know it's a predominantly French characteristic, but the Germans are showing a bit more va-va-voom in this half.
    • In common with many Scots, Fraser has little faith in the Executive's va-va-voom, and sees a failure of leadership in its approach to many of the big issues facing the country post - devolution.
    • Even a simple game of Tetris has a bit more va-va-voom in full colour.
    • Alexander McQueen leather boots with 80 mm heels will give any outfit va-va-voom, while Yves Saint Laurent boots are pricey, at £575, but worth every penny.
    • Tim Sherwood today backed Tugay to put the va-va-voom back into Blackburn Rovers' season.
    • There was no doubting the style from the Minstermen, especially in the first half, but the substance was missing and after the brightest of openings there was no va-va-voom, no oomph, no spark.
    • And for full-on red carpet va-va-voom, the big-budget Sin City, from the golden triumvirate of Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, should be hard to beat.
    • And it's also a way of injecting a bit of verve and va-va-voom into a long-time staid art scene.
    • Presenter Catherine Zeta-Jones also looked smoking hot and defined va-va-voom in her form-fitting, red, beaded, Versace gown complemented by her feminine, flowing, raven hair.
adjectiveˌvä vä ˈvo͞om
informal
  • Sexually attractive.

    her va-va-voom figure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Far from being depressed, I've relished my new body and been delighted to flirt with my new va-va-voom curves and cleavage (the more so as I know they won't last).
    • But perhaps not every day can be a va-va-voom day.
    • Then, there were the va-va-voom designer fashions from Tootsies shown in a dazzling runway display.
    • She's wearing her own label, Lamb - va-va-voom sweater, jeans that look sewn on - with a bare face and wet hair.
    • Kirstie, 53, who rose to fame and fortune with her role as the feisty Rebecca Howe on the hit '80s sitcom Cheers, has gone from va-va-voom voluptuous to formidably fat.
    • She's this tiny little freckled Irish Catholic thing, with a va-va-voom bod and auburn hair in a short, cute pageboy bob, green eyes, a button nose, and a perfect little mouth.
    • I mean how could people possibly think I'm so va-va-voom, hen, when I've got PMS pimples, a chubby tummy and an undying desire to wear gaudy vintage dresses?

Origin

1950s (originally US): representing the sound of a car engine being revved.

 
 
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